Shower bath structure



June 18, 1935. A STUNTEBECK 2,005,246

SHOWER BATH STRUCTURE Filed June 23, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fig. 1 26 a 19 hisAiiorn/e s June 18, 1935. J. A. STUNTEBECK SHOWER BATH STRUCTURE Filed June 23, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 18, 1935 UNHED TATE PA E T- O C I ab'o aa c -j I jsnoWEn BATH srauo rmm v John A. Stuntebeck, St. Gaga, Saskatchewan, Canadap assignor to Alois J.. Stuntebeck, St.

Gregor,Saskatchewam Canada y Application June as, 1932. Serial. No. 618,912

.3 cams; (on. ass- 101 My present invention relates tov shower bath structure and more particularly to a shower bath structure adapted for use where running .water is-not available and where economical use of water is necessary.

An object of my invention is to provide a shower bath of the class described above-which is readily portable, which is easily set. up) or taken down, and which occupies a small amount of space when taken down. 1

Another object of my invention is to. provide a showerbath structure of the class described above which will most efiiciently utilize a minimum amount of water. a i

Another object of my invention is to provide a shower bath of the above described class wherein the water distributing meansisadaptedto the use of water which may contain considerable sedie ment and wherein such sediment may be easily removed from the parts of the showerbath.

A still further object of my invention is to provide .a shower bath structure of the above described class wherein an efficient means is pro,- videdfor mixing hot and cold Water if desired, These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully set forth-,,in,the fol: lowing description made in connection" with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views, and in which:- V

Fig. l is a perspective view of the complete shower bath structure set up for operation; Fig. 2 is a front View of the shower bath when folded up and hung on the wall;

Fig. 3 is a top view of the complete structure; Fig. 4 is a side view of the complete structure; Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. l lookingupward;

Fig. 6 is a detail of a portion of the curtain supporting frame and means for attaching the frame to the wall; 1

Fig. '7 is a front view of the water tank and water distributing head, and

' Fig. 8 is a section of the water tank taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3.

As shown in the drawings, a suitable support such as a strip of wood or other material 8 is attached to the wall W. On the upper edge of the strip 9, as shown, are two vertically disposed nails Hi. The yoke-shaped frame I! is provided with apertures l2 located in the side portions of the frame I I, adjacent the upper edge, as shown in Fig. 6. At each side of frame H a triangular shaped hanger l3, which may comloweri.end, -to the frame H by means of loops v,

I4 which extend through the apertures.,l2.-1 At the upper rear'corner of eachofthe hangers 13,.a loop l5 isformed. When the'shower bath struc: ture is set up, the loops 15 are hung over the nailslfl; In'this position the rear portion1,,i 6 of the frame H rests against the wall W,v thus sup.- porting the. frame I [in a horizontal position ex tending outwardly from the Wall W. a

A water tank H'J, arranged to rest upon the rear portionxof the curtain support, is provided, as shown, being divided into two compartments Ha I and I'll) by the partition 18. In the lower portion of each of said compartments Hat and [This 10- catedan outlet l9, said'outlets I9 being disposed adjacent the central partition l8. Associated witheachof the outlets I9 is a drain channel 2.0 formed in the bottom of the water tank H. .In each of the outlets l5 a suitable regulating valve 2Iism'ounted'. i A water distributing head .22 is dispOsedtsO as toreceive water fiowing'through the two ou lets I9; The distributing head 22, aseshown; comprises an inclined shallow casing closed at its lower ioriouter end, said lower oriouter. end being provided with two horizontally disposed rows of perforations 22a. and 22b. Theupper row of perforations 22b comprise a greater 1111111 ber of perforations than :the .number comprised in the lower row of perforations 22w. A channel 220 .isfformed in the upper exterior surface ofv the distributing head 22-, saidchannel being disposed in a direction parallel to the sides of said distributing head and extending from the outer end thereof to a point adjacent to the open upper end thereof. At the upper end of the channel 22c, an aperture 22d, communicating with the interiorof the distributing head 22, is provided.

Said water distributing head 22 is attached to the bottom of the water tank I! by means of the threaded stud 23 and the wing nut 24.

A curtain 25 is suspended from the frame 'I l, a

by means of a plurality of spaced hooks 26,,attached to the inner side of ,the upper portion of curtain 25 and being slidably engaged with the frame II to permit horizontal movement of the curtain along the periphery of theframe ll.

Operation In operation, hot water is put in one of the compartments lla or Nb and cold water is put into the other compartment. The hot and cold water flow through the respective outlets l9 and regulating valves 2|. The hot and/or cold water are delivered to the interior of the distributing head 22 with the result that the water flowing through the perforations 22a and 22b is of a temperature determined by the adjustment of the two regulating valves 2 I. When only a small amount of water is flowing through the distributing head 22, there is no accumulation of water in the interior of the distributing head and the entire flow of water passes through the lower row of perforations 22a. Whena greater amount of water is passed through the distributing head 22, there is an accumulation of water in the interior of the distributing head and water flows through both the lower row of perforations 22a and the upper row of perforations 22b. If the amount of water accumulated becomes still greater, water will pass through the aperture 22d and run down the channel22c, from where it will unite with the streams of water from the perforations 22a and 22b. The water issuing from the distributing head 22 after fiowing over the person using the shower bath is collected in the tub 27. If sediment clogs the distributing head 22, the distributing head is readily removed for cleaning by unscrewing the wing nut 24.

When the shower bath is dismantled for storage, the curtain is removed from the frame II and the loops l of the hanger l3 are disengaged from the nails 16. The hangers l3 are then folded inwardly, as shown in Fig. 2. The frame and hangers may then be hung on nails ID attached to the strip 9. In hanging .up the tank, the said tank is turned upside down and the lower edge of the opening in the upper portion of the distributing head 2| is engaged with nails 28 attached to the strip 9. The curtain is folded and is set on top of the tank II.

If it is desired to store the shower bath in a. manner other than that of hanging it on a wall the frame H with the hangers l3, the tank I1, and the curtain 25 are placed within the tub 21. V

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement'and proportions of the parts, without departing from the scope of my invention, which, generally stated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, and

in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined in the appended claims.

It will be further seen that in localities where great economy in the use of water is necessary, my invention will make it possible to use a minimum quantity of water with great efficiency. Warm water may be placed in one compartment of the water tank and cool water may be placed in the other compartment. A very moderate flow of warm water may be used for lathering and bathing after which the cool water may be used for rinsing. With my device, it has been found in practice that it is possible to take from one to three shower baths with one gallon of warm water and one gallon of cold water.

What is claimed is:

1. In a portable shower bath device, two sources of liquid supply, a valved discharge for each of said sources, each of said discharges being adapted to discharge a free stream of liquid, and a mixing chamber having an upper end open to the air and located below said discharges to receive the free streams of liquid emerging from both of said discharges, the lower portion of said chamber having apertures therein through which received liquids may be distributed.

2. In a portable shower bath device having an overhead tank, a partition dividing said tank into two compartments, an outlet valve communicating with the lower portion of each of said compartments and adapted to discharge a free stream of water, and a distributor casing open to the air at its upper side, said casing being attached to said tank and so situated below said valves as to receive through its open top free streams of liquid issuing from the discharges of said valves, the lower portion of said casing having a plurality of discharge apertures therein.

3. In a portable shower bath device including an elevated tank, a partition dividing said tank into two compartments, each of said compartments having a valved discharge in the lower portion thereof adapted to discharge a free stream of liquid, and a mixing chamber open to the air at its upper side, said mixing chamber being removably attached to said tank and located below said discharges to receive free streams of liquid emerging from both of said discharges, said chamber having apertures in the lower portion thereof through which the received liquids may be distributed.

JOHN A. STUNTEBECK. 

